Bamboo Japanese Water Ladle & Water Ladle Rest Tsukubai Set for Garden From Japan

The product is exactly what I was looking for my Zen garden, i.e., accessory for my Japanese water fountain.

It is just perfect in my little tea garden. See photo. I made the little table and shortened the bamboo sticks to suite. The only disappointment is the cup has a split under the handle but it is not visible until it is picked up.

Other reviews mentioned how cheaply made this thing is.Now that I have one myself, I can attest to that. It's very poorly designed, leaks, and looks extremely crude.I wouldn't put this in a Japanese Garden as it will make it look tacky.If I had to give it a monetary value, I'd say this is worth about $1.99.

This really isn't what I'd hoped it would be - unlike most tea scoops used in tea ceremony that are natural bamboo without a finish, there's some kind of clear sealant, and the walls of the cup are much thicker than the ones I'm accustomed to practicing with, meaning you don't get as much water per scoop because of how thick the walls are. In addition, water leaks through the hole where the handle joins the cup. I wish it had been more clear in the description that this was meant for gardening use, rather than tea ceremony use - that's my best guess at the difference, anyway?

This bamboo ladle and rest works great for my Japanese Garden Tsukubai Basin. It looks good and scoops up water for washing hands. I'm pleased with this product.

This hishaku has a number of problems which mitigate its use for actually making tea in ceremony. There's no notch at the center of the grip as is expected so it's difficult to find the proper place to grip it. The part where the handle goes into the scoop is not water-tight, so water drips out when it's filled up close to the brim. The whole hishaku is laminated with some strange coating which is glossy and not great-looking. The hishaku should be just natural bamboo.At least it's cheap. Good for practice as long as you mark the middle part of the handle with a marker or something.

I'd like to have a little more attention to the details to have a finished looks like Japanese do.

Good one. Love the thinner paddle which makes it easier to scoop water.... and love the extra long handle...